Team 461: A Million Answers

Robotics are an integral part of FIRST, but the Chairman's Award is even more important. It is the soul of FIRST, the place for teams to show off their success in spreading the message of science and technology to society at large. It highlights team successes in non-technical areas and also shows teams' growth.

In 2006, WBI's Chairman's Award focused on the team history over the prior years. It is part essay and part discussion: the pages are peppered with quotes from both veteran members and rookies. The Chairman's Award shows the growth of those individual team members, but also the growth of the team as a whole and its community involvement, including starting three new teams and involving younger students in Lego League. The Chairman's Award was submitted at Buckeye Regional in Cleveland, Ohio. The submission helped WBI win the Engineering Inspiration Award at the Buckeye Regional.